"It was like BAM," lotto winner says

An Iva man said he had the best day of his life this week after winning the lottery.

The winner and his wife were on their way home from visiting family when they bought a Cash Money ticket worth $200,000 from Carolina Corner in Belton, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

"It was like BAM," the husband said. "I didn't know what to say, and my wife almost panicked."

He told lottery officials in Columbia that winning the lottery was even better than how he felt the day he retired.

The retired couple, who wished to remain anonymous, said they'll let the win sink in before spending the prize money.

"We couldn't sleep the night after it happened," the husband said.

As of Thursday, three top prizes of $200,000 remain. The odds of winning $200,000 in the $10 Cash Money game are 1 in 600,000.

Carolina Corner on Anderson Street in Belton received a $2,000 commission for selling the claimed ticket.